Wolfgang Breuer Named New Board Chair of Media Broadcast

Bonn, Germany, Sept. 23, 2013 — Media Broadcast GmbH, one of Europe’s leading full-service provider in the broadcasting and media sector, has announced that the shareholders' meeting has appointed Wolfgang Breuer as the company’s new Chairman of the Management Board.

Breuer takes over the management effective October 1, 2013. He succeeds Bernd Kraus, who is leaving the company on the best of mutual terms.

Wolfgang Breuer, 48, has been a member of the Media Broadcast Management Board since 2011. As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), he has to date been responsible for the overall management and development of the infrastructure operator’s technology-related matters.

Prior to joining Media Broadcast, Breuer served as CTO at the international telecommunications companies Romtelecom and Comstar-UTS Russia, and as CEO of T-Mobile Croatia. Prior to this he held successive management positions at Deutsche Telekom AG, including Vice President Central Europe.

Breuer began his career in 1990 as an international project manager for the semiconductor manufacturer Leybold AG, after studying at the universities of Cologne and Michigan and the Harvard School of Business.

Dr. Marcus Englert, Chairman of the Media Broadcast Supervisory Board, described Breuer as an experienced manager who has successfully led a similar-size company in the role of CEO, and who knows every last detail of the technology-driven broadcasting business.

“In recent years, as CTO, he has provided important impetus for the future growth of Media Broadcast in the digital age. We are confident that he will successfully lead the company into the future with technical expertise, long years of management expertise, and a strategic vision,” he said.